Coalville Times | 1895-02-01 | Page 5 | A Good Mother

A 1101 Mother Humming birds lira very shy ont fleet of wing It Is dlfllcult to make their acquaintance A gentleman who had a rare opportunity to watch a mother bird and tho tiny nest which she had l built near his room says that ono day when them was a heavy shower coming up just ns the tint drops fell tho mother camo fluttering home seized a largo leaf which grew Dn a tree near by drew It over her nest In a way to completely cover It then went back to whatever work oho had been about when the coming storm disturbed her Tho watchers at the window wondered why the leaf did not blow away They found It hooked l to a tiny stick just Inside the nest When tho storm was over the mother camo homo unhooked the green curtain cur-tain alto had l so perfectly put up nod fouud her babies all dry